Valparaiso placed 19 student-athletes over seven sports on the Horizon League's 2013 Spring Academic All-League Teams, as announced by the league office. The 19 honorees tied for the most from any league institution.

Freshman Megan Howdeshell (Bourbon, Ind./Triton Junior-Senior) and sophomore Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) paced the Crusader women’s track and field team on Sunday at the final day of the Horizon League Outdoor Championships in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Junior Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) took first in the hammer throw and sophomore Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) placed third in the 10,000-meter run on Friday to lead the Valparaiso women’s track and field team at the opening day of the Horizon League Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Sophomore Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) and junior Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) each recorded a second-place finish to lead the Valparaiso women’s track and field team at the Dave Rankin Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. on Saturday.

Junior Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) recorded a first-place finish and a fourth-place finish at Saturday’s Eagle Invitational in Lisle, Ill., and the Crusader women’s track and field team posted many high marks in the competition.

Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) and Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) each recorded top-five finishes to lead the Valparaiso women’s track and field team on the second day of the Horizon League Indoor Championships at the Watson and Tressel Training Site in Youngstown, Ohio on Sunday afternoon.

Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) took second in the weight throw and Kelley Freeman (Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton) took third in the pole vault to lead the Valparaiso women’s track and field team on the first day of the Horizon League Indoor Championships at the Watson and Tressel Training Site in Youngstown, Ohio on Saturday.

Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) won the weight throw and took second in the shot put, and Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) placed second in the 3000-meter run to help the Valparaiso women’s track team to a fifth-place finish at the Chicagoland Championships on Friday in Naperville, Ill.

Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) and Nicole Zehel (Wixom, Mich./Lutheran Westland) each set season-bests in leading the Crusader women’s track team at the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Ind. and the YSU National Invitational in Youngstown, Ohio, respectively.

Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill/Lake Park) and Kelly Freeman (Valparaiso, Ind./Chesterton) each recorded wins for the Valparaiso women’s track team at the IPFW Quadrangular at Fort Wayne, Ind. on Saturday.

Valparaiso sophomore Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) earned her first Horizon League Female Runner of the Week honors for her performance on Saturday at the Mike Lints Alumni Open held at Grand Valley State.

Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind./North) and Sarah Drozdowski (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) each recorded a pair of top-10 finishes for the Valparaiso women’s track team at the Bob Eubanks Open held at Grand Valley State on Friday.